Cardiovascular Disease Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities.
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J
; 17(4): 68-78, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1481240
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been the defining healthcare issue since its outbreak, consuming healthcare systems and disrupting all aspects of human life throughout 2020 and continuing through 2021. When reviewing cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the first tendency may be to focus on the negative disruption. Months of quarantine, isolation, and missed healthcare visits or delayed care may have exacerbated the epidemic of CVD in the United States. Looking back, however, perhaps it wasn't a lost year as much as a health crisis that better prepared us for the battle to improve cardiovascular health. The pandemic brought new platforms for interacting with patients eager to engage, presenting a unique opportunity to reset how we approach preventive care. In this review, we discuss what the pandemic has taught us about caring for those vulnerable patients who were most afflicted-older adults, persons of color, and people facing adverse socioeconomic circumstances-and who continue to be impacted by CVD. We also identify opportunities for enhanced CVD prevention now boosted by the overnight adoption of telemedicine and other innovative cardiac care models. Lastly, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has motivated physicians and patients alike to prioritize our health above all else, if only transiently, and how we can leverage this increased health awareness and investment into long-term, meaningful disease prevention.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Telemedicine
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J
Journal subject:
Vascular Diseases
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Cardiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mdcvj.210
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